A sharp decline in overall sales in major markets including Germany and Italy dragged down the numbers of newly registered cars in the EU. However, EVs are distinctly increasing their market share in the bloc,

On Monday, data from research platform JATO Dynamics revealed that Tesla's sales in Europe fell in February, trailing behind the two legacy brands.

Tesla's battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations in 25 European Union markets, the UK, Norway and Switzerland fell on average by 44% from the same month of 2024, to under 16,000 cars sold in February. Its market share in the month fell to 9.6%, the lowest February reading in the last five years.